Mop-holder



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

B. w. BRUEL, or BIiLoIT, WISCONSIN.

MOP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,566, dated August 14, 1860.

To all whom 'it may cof/wem:

Be it known that I, B. l/V. BRUEL, of Beloit, in the county of Rock, inthe State of I/Visconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Mop-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the followingis aA full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying' drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to a novel method of constructing mop sticks, orholders, and consists in the employment of two swivel clamping jawsarranged on the ends of a bifurcated handle furnished with the usual,clasping, or securing band, as will be hereinafter fully described,whereby the swab mop, or material clasped by the holder will always beiirmly held along the whole length of the jaws as will be presentlyexplained.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and opera-tion, referring byletters to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specificationand, in which Figure l, represents in perspective my improved mopholder. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section through the center of the sameon the line y, y, of Fig. l. Fig.3,is a cross section at the line x, 0c,Fig. l, and Fig. 4:, is a similar section illustrating the jaws in achanged position.

In the different iigures the same parts are indicated by the sameletters.

A, is a bifurcated handle on the ends of the forks of which are formedtwo studs, or cylindrical tenons, a, a., on which are hung the clampingjaws B, B2. Said jaws are so arranged on the tenons, ma, as to turnfreely around the said tenons-but are prevented from slidinglongitudinally on them by means of retaining pins, c, c, which passthrough the jaws and into grooves, or slots formed in t-hecircumferences of said tenons.

C, illustrates the mop, or cloth which may be of any material desired tobe used. D, is a sliding ring which is forced along on the bifurcatedhandle, A, and clasps the two jaws, B, B2 together embracing the mop, C.

Previous to my invention the jaws, B, B2 have been iixed rigidly to theends of the bifurcated handle so that when the two legs of the handle orholder were forced together the jaws would always approach each other inparallel planes.

In an apparatus thus constructed, themop, or cloth inserted between thejaws would not be clasped and held during the whole length of the jawsunless the cloth was of an even or uniform thickness between the jaws.In practice this has proved a great objection, since diiferent cloths ormopping materials often used in the same holder at diiferent times, andif great care is not taken and much time expended to have a layer ofmaterial of uniform thickness between the jaws, the jaws will clamp downtightly on the thickest side, and the thin side of the mop cloth willpull out from between the jaws and occasion much annoyance.

At Fig. 3, it will be seen the jaws are clamped on a uniform thicknessalong their entire length, while at Fig. 4, they are illustrated asclamped down onto a layer of mop cloth which is about twice as thick atone end as it is at the other. And it will be seen that by having thejaws B, B2 hung so as to swivel they will adjust themselves in theproper relation to each other, and confine perfectly at both ends themop cloth though the latter may be much thicker at one end than at theotherand it will be seen that although my improved apparatus possessesgreat practical advantages over those heretofore made it is exceedinglysimple, and the cost of manufacture will not exceed that of those whichare far less preferable to the public.

Having described the construction and operation of my improved mopholder, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The slotted hole and pin by which the jaws B, B2 are rendered selfadjusting in combination with the bifurcated handle, A, and retainingclasp-the whole arranged and operating as hereinbefore described for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and aiixed my seal thistwentyeighth day of June, 1860.

B. W. BRUEL. [Ls] l/Vit-nesses DAVID S. FOSTER, B. C. BROWN.

